Building structures



July 3, 6 A. SUNDQUIST BUILDING STRUCTURES 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 2, 1955 IN V EN T 0R. sulvoouxsr,

United States Patent 2,752,708 BUILDING STRUCTURES Andrew Sundquist, Denver, Colo. Application August 2, 1955, Serial No. 525,850 2 Claims. (Cl. 40125') This invention relates to building structures, and more particularly to devices for visually displaying houseidentifying indicia.

Reference is hereby made to applicants ture for visually displaying house numbers day as well as the night.

Another object of this invention is to provide an opaque ornamental, indicia on a portion of a dwelling house or building, the indicia being readily seen at a relatively great distance during the day as well as at night.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a novel structure for visually displaying house numbers, which is relatively simple in structure and cheap to manufacture.

Figure l is a front elevational view of a solid door structure constructed according to the present invention, for visually displaying house-identifying indicia;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary front elevational view of a paneled door structure constructed according to the present invention, for visually displaying house-identifying indicia;

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of a transom structure constructed according to the present invention for visually displaying house-identifying indicia;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view, with parts broken away, taken along the line 44 of Fig. 1;

Figure 5 is a front elevational view of one of the numerical indicia utilized in conjunction with the structure shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 6-6 of Fig. 5;

Figure 7 is a front elevational view of another nu merical indicia used in conjunction with the structure shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 88 of Fig. 7;

Figure 9 is a sectional view of a modified form of numerical indicia and supporting molding constructed according to the present invention;

Figure 10 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 1010 of Fig. 8;

Figure 11 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 1111 of Figure 9;

Figure 12 is a fragmentary sectional view showing still another modified form of the numerical indicia and suppresent invention, shown supported on a solid door structure; and

Figure 13 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing the modified form of the molding structure of Fig. 12 supported on a paneled door.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, there is shown in Fig. 1 an opaque building outer face 12 visually observable and having its inner face 13 disposed interiorly of the building. The building structure 11 may be the solid door illustrated in Figure 1, the paneled door illustrated in Figure 2, or the transom illustrated in Fig. 3.

The building section 11 is provided with cutouts extending transversely therethrough from the outer face 12 toward and terminating in the inner face 13 and shaped complementary to indicia to be supported therein, the cutout-s being generally designated by the reference numeral 14. The cutouts 14 are shaped to generally conform to the outline of house-identifying numbers, the outlines being selected to ornamentally and attractively adorn the building section 1 Engaged against the bounding wall of each of the cutouts 14 is a molding 15 the indicia, or transom clearly outline the indicia 20. Also, the indicia can be readily observed during the day, as well as in the night.

It is to be noted that the indicia may be colored to the ornamental appearance of the strucheart and forth.

the building structure and merging into the bead 17. The molding 15 tapers inwardly from the end contiguous to the inner face 13 of the building section 11 toward and terminating in the molding 17. As previously pointed out, the indicia 20 is supported within the slot 19 provided contiguous to and 'In Figures 7, 8 and 10, there is shown a modified form of the molding for supporting the indicia 20 within the building section 11 having the outer face 12 and the inner face 13, the modified form being designated by the refer ence numeral 34 The molding 30 has one end 31 terminating adjacent the inner face 13 of the'building section 11 and has'the other end terminating in a head 32 abutting against the outer face 12 of the opaque building section 11. The outer face of the molding 30 engages against the adjacent portionsof the cutouts 14 and the inner face includes a pair of inclined surfaces 33 and 34' which converge inwardly-from the ends of the molding and terminate in a centrally disposed, continuous slot 35 provided interiorly of the molding 30. The slot 35 receives the indicia 20 and supports the latter in bridging relation with respect to the moldingin a position substantially midway between the inner and Outer faces of the building section 11.

In Figures 9 and 11, there is shown another modified form of the molding for supporting the transparent indicia 20, this modified form being designated by the reference numeral 40. The molding 4% has one end terminating contiguous to the inner face 13 of the building section 11, and has the other end terminating in a molding 41 overlying and abutting against the outer face of the opaque building section 11. The securement of the molding within the cutout 14 is effected by the securing elements 42, illustrated as brads or nails. The inner face of the molding includes a pair of arcuate surfaces 43 and 44 which converge upwardly and inwardly to terminate in a centrally disposed, continuous slot 45 for the support therein of the numerical indicia 20. Accordingly, the numerical indicia 20 is supportedsubstantially midway between the inner and outer faces of the building section 11. In Figure 12, there is shown still another modified form of the molding for supporting the numerical indicia 20, this form being designated by the reference numeral 50. The molding 50 includes the bead 51 abutting against the outer face 12 of the building section 11, the molding being secured in place by means of the brads or nails 52 which extend through the molding and engage within the solid door illustrated in Figure 12. The inner face of the molding 50 includes a pair of concave surfaces 53 and 54 which converge upwardly and inwardly of the outer ends of the molding and terminate in a continuous slot 55 for the support therein of the marginal edges of the numerical indicia 20.

In Figure 13, there is shown the molding 50 supported on a building section 11, shown in the form of a paneled door having an outer panel 56 and an inner panel 57 carried by the supporting block 58. The molding 50 is supported with its bead 51 overlying the outer panel 56 and withthe outer face of the molding abutting against and engaging the adjacent portions of the tiller block 58 of the door. The molding 50 is secured in place by means of a wood screw or the like, designated by the reference numeral 57. The transparent numerical indicia 20 are supported within the slot 55 of the molding substantially midway between the inner and outer panels 56 and 57 of'the door.

From the foregoing, it is readily apparent that the present invention contemplates a structure wherein transparent windows are employed to provide visually observable house numbers. These numbers can be readily seen during the day as well as during the-night, and may be manufactured separatel to be placed in panels of old doors already installed andintomew doorsto be installed, and also into panels in transoms over doors. Further, if desired, these door structures can-be fabricated, during manufacture, to receive the molding and identifying indicia of the present invention.

While I have described manydetails and constructions it is obvious that others skilled in the art can devise alternate and equivalent constructions within the scope and spirit of the invention and hence I desire that my protection be limited only by the properscope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A device for displaying indicia on a building comprising an opaque building section having its outer face visually observable and having its inner face disposed interiorly of said building, said building section being provided with a cut out extending transversely therethrough from said outer face to and terminating in said innerface and shaped to conform to an indicia tobe displayed, a hollow open ended molding conformably shaped to corrspond to and be received within said out out position within said cut out, said molding extending from the outer face to the inner face of said building section, a bead extending about the open end of said molding adjacent the outer face of said building section and abutting against the latter named face, there being a slot extending about'the inner face of said molding inwardly of said bead, andan indicia fabricated of a transparent material bridging said molding and supported in saidslot.

2. A device for displaying indicia on a building comprising an opaque building section having its outer face visually observable and having its inner face disposed interiorly of said building, said building section being provided with a cut out extending transverselytherethrough from said outer face to and terminating in said inner face and shaped to conform'to an indicia to be displayed, a hollow .open ended molding conformably shaped to correspond to and be received within said cut out positioned within said out out, said molding extending from the outer face to the inner face of said building section, a bead extending about the open end of said molding adjacent the outer face of said building section and abutting against the latter named face, there being a slot extending about the inner 'face'of said molding inwardly of said bead, an indicia fabricated of a transparent material bridging said molding and supported in said slot, and securing elements extending through said molding intermediate its open ends and the adjacent portion of said building section for holding the molding in place within the cut out.

No references cited. 

